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FIXATION
# E547    - methyl methacrylate (not arthroplasty)....................... add                   59.40
# E555    - rigid external fixation (excluding casts) for closed
            reduction, to closed reduction fee ...................... add 50%
# E544    - cast bracing with closed reduction, to closed reduction fee
            ........................................................................... add 40%
# E569    - percutaneous pinning, to closed reduction fee .. add 50%
# E826    - percutaneous pinning, to F005, F006, F009, or F016
            ........................................................................... add 75%
      Payment rules:
      1.E544 is not eligible for payment when a prefabricated cast, brace or splint is used.
      2.E555 is not eligible for payment with F095, F104, F134 or any fee code that includes traction.
      3.E569 is not eligible for payment for percutaneous fixation of sacral fractures or dislocations.
      4.E569 is not eligible for payment with E826.
# E590    - rigid external fixation - pseudoarthrosis ..................... add        76.10
    Removal of internal fixation device more than 30 days after insertion
# R267 - general anaesthetic ............................................................   6           201.00    6
# R268 - local anaesthetic................................................................. 6            54.85    6
# R598 Removal of extensive external fixation device under general
         anaesthetic .........................................................................           48.25    6
    Adjustment of circumferential external fixation
# Z280 - without general anaesthetic................................................                     72.35
# Z281 - with general anaesthetic.....................................................                  145.70    6
# Z210       - Insertion traction pin - excludes fractures and dislocations                              33.35
     WOUND CARE
   E550  - insertion of closed irrigation system during a surgical
           procedure for post-operative management................ add                                   63.15

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